Chenille-machine.



No. 678,727. Patented July I6, 190:. r. H. aawanwmnm.

CHENILLE MACHINE.

(Application filed June 3, 1901;\

(No Model.)

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FREDERICK H. GELDERMANN, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

CHENlLLE- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,7 dated July 16,1901- Application filed June 3, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK H. GELDER- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Paterson,in the county of Passaic and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inChenille-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings, and tocharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to machines for producing that kind of textilegoods known as chenille, and its principal object is to provide amachine of this nature with means whereby various sizes of goods may beproduced without undue inconvenience and interchange of parts.

The invention will be found fully illus trated in the accompanyingdrawings, where- 1n-' Figure l is a top plan View of the machine,sufficient thereof being shown to properly illustrate my invention. Fig.2 is a slightlyenlarged front view of what is shown in Fig. 1, and Fig.3 is a view taken on the line 00 0c in Fig. 2.

a designates the frame, on which is mounted in the usual manner anupright I), wherein is rigidly secured a sleeve 0, having a head d.

On the sleeve 0 and between the head 01 and the upright b is journaled ahub or cylinder e, having at one end a fiangefand carrying at its otherend a disk g. The flange f carries a spinning-ring h, which hassustaining-rods 2', adj usta'bly secured in said flange. The disk gcarries the usual bobbinholders 9' and tension devices It for thebobbins Z, from which the supply of threads is taken for forming thepile of the chenille. The hub c has the usual pulley m, whereby througha belt or band said hub and the parts it carries are rotated. The huband the mechanism it carries form what is termed in the art a spindle.

Through the sleeve 0 extends a pair of endless cords n or other similarand suitable flexible devices, which pass around pairs of groovedpulleys o and which are adapted to Serial No. 68,007. (No model.)

feed along the Weft-threads coming from the bobbins e as they are woundaround said cords in the manner hereinafter described.

13 designates a pair of grooved rollers which bear against the cords nand force them toward each other, said rollers being journaled inpivoted arms g, which are drawn together by a'spring or other elasticdevice 0". Between the pulleys in one pair of pulleys o is anotherpulley s, over which extends from a suitable supply (not shown) one ofthe warpthreads 6. This thread extends through the sleeveand through thespinning-ring between the rollers 19 and in a plane slightly beneaththat of the cords. (See Fig. 3.)

to designates the other warp-thread, the same being fed from a suitablesupply (not shown) over a roller 1; on a support '10, said roller beingsituated just under the line of the warp-thread t. The two warp-threadsafter being brought together by the roller o are twisted about eachother by some suit-' able well-known means, which is located at adistance and travels away from the machine as fast as the twisting isdone.

a designates the knife for cutting the pile of the chenille. This knifemay be a plain blade, as in Fig. 1, or, which is preferable, in the formof a disk y, being journaled in a suitable support a, as in Figs. 2 and3. It should be located slightly forward of the point where the twistingbegins-"i. 6., at the rollers p.

The bobbins l being revolved with the disk g, so as to spin theweftthreads around the cords n, and said cords being fed along so as toadvance the spun portion of the weft, the latter is brought against theknife, which cuts the pile upon its being twisted in with thewarp-threads.

2 designates a former, preferably consisting of a metallic plate havingits sides grooved, as at 3, to receive the cords at, between which it isadapted to be placed. This former, by virtue of the grooves in itssides, is held firmly and positively in place between theinwardly-pressed rollers 13 against vertical displacement. Its rear endmay be removably secured in the head d by a pin 4. Said former isprovided with a slot 5, into which projects the knife. By providingseveral of these formers for each machine and of different sizes, sincethe diameter of the goods produced must depend upon the width of theformer, various sizes, of chenille may be produced on the same machinewithout further interruption to the Work than is involved in removingthe former and replacing by another of difierent size.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to. secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a chenille-machine, the combination, with a frame, of a pair ofgrooved devices mounted in said frame and movable the one toward theother, a formerinterposed between said devices and having groovesopposed to the grooves of said devices, a cord interposed between andengaged by each device and the former and received by said grooves, andmeans acting to draw said devices the one toward the other, the weftthread being adapted to be spun around the former, the cords, and one'ofthe warps previously to the twisting of the latter and the cutting ofsaid weft-threads to form the pile, substantially as described.

2. In achenille-machine, the combination, with a frame, of a pair ofgrooved rollers mounted in said frame and movable the one toward theother, a former interposed. between said rollers and having groovesopposed to the grooves of said devices, acordinterposed between andengaged by each roller and the former and received by said grooves, andelastic means acting to draw said rollers the one toward the other, theweft-thread being adapted to be spun around said formerg'the cords, andone of the warps previously to the twisting of the latter and thecutting of said weft-threads to form the pile, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a chenille-machine, the combination, with a frame, of a pair ofgrooved rollers mounted in said frame and movable the one toward theother, a former interposed between said rollers and having groovesopposed to the grooves of said devices, a cord interposed between andengaged by each roller and the former and received by said grooves,elastic means acting to draw said rollers the one toward the other, aweft-thread-carrying spindle revolubly mounted in said frame and adaptedto spin the weft around the former, the cords, and one of the warps, anda knife for cutting the spun portion of the weft, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this1st day of June, 1901. I

FREDERICK l-I. GELDERMANN.

lVitnesses:

JOHN WV. STEWARD,

WM. D. BELL.

